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The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

The primary purpose of the Operations Manager position is to plan, execute, and monitor administrative operations for the CAR-T Cell Therapy Laboratory to ensure operations are performed in a timely manner, with high quality and within institutional and departmental guidelines.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Administrative Operations Management

Organizes and manages the day-to-day operations for the administrative functions of a large scale laboratory operation, including meeting and travel coordination, budget management, expense reimbursement, purchasing, leave and timekeeping, asset management, facilities planning and management, IT support, and policy/process development. Manage laboratory specific processes including procurement for supplies and equipment, asset tagging, equipment maintenance, and ensuring compliance with all required inspections and identify corrective actions subsequent to inspections. Completes internal quarterly self-inspection in coordination with research staff. Oversees cleaning of laboratory.

Faculty and Trainee Relations

-Coordinates administrative functions for the recruitment, visa processing, appointment, credentialing, clinical service scheduling, and appraisal of faculty and trainees to also include faculty promotion and tenure processing.

-Provides information and guidance to faculty and trainees on institutional policies and processes that govern administrative functions such as travel and expense reimbursement, people management, institutional and billing compliance, leave administration, etc.

-Recruits, selects, trains and supervises all administrative support staff with the laboratory.

-Supports laboratory leadership to facilitate the recruitment, onboarding, and orientation of all classified personnel in a large scale laboratory operation. Processes requests for new/replacement positions, determines position funding, develops and/or maintains position descriptions, etc.

-Facilitates compliance for all employees within the laboratory to institutional requirements for training, conflict of interest, performance evaluation, attendance, etc.

Required: Four years of experience in a professional/administrative capacity, to include two years experience in a supervisory capacity in any field. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience or completed years of college on a one to one basis. With preferred degree, two years of supervisory/management experience.

Preferred: Four years experience managing the day-to-day administrative operation functions of a large scale laboratory.

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